Small Animal Imaging

The Small Animal Imaging resource provides opportunities for bioluminescent imaging of cells in-vitro and growing in animals.  Instruments have been developed at UT Southwestern facilitating planar bioluminescence imaging which can be used in a high through-put mode to examine tumors developing in animals non-invasively over a period of days or weeks.  We have also developed a unique 3-D multi-CCD camera bioluminescence imaging system (Light Emission Tomography System) which facilitates 3-D volume imaging of developing tumors.  The resource can also provide advice on generating new tumor lines and assist with small animal veterinary care and development of optimal protocols for imaging investigations.  By centralizing the imaging opportunities we are able to provide considerable expertise and cost savings for individual investigators.

The resource is an integral part of the UT Southwestern Small Animal Imaging Resource (SW-SAIR).  Additional information about SW-SAIR can be found on their Small Animal Imaging website.

To develop new investigations, please contact Ralph Mason at (214) 648-8926 or Ralph.Mason@utsouthwestern.edu

To organize and continue on-going investigations, please contact Ana Gondim at (214) 648-9064 or Ana.Gondim@utsouthwestern.edu

Location:

South Campus, E6.236, Department of Radiology

Pricing:

$10.00 per image for planar BLI

$5.80 per hour for optical imaging

$100.00 per day for radio-labeling and organic synthesis